Larry Stone: Mariners’ long-term outlook is promising, but fans will need to be patient (again) in 2021
UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021
The Mariners are a team whose foundation was built on roster miscalculations.
Mariners continue bullpen makeover, sign Keynan Middleton
UPDATED: 9:46 p.m.
Specialized procedure: Seattle patient travels to Spokane for robotic heart surgery at Sacred Heart
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Larry Stone: Mariners’ long-term outlook is promising, but fans will need to be patient (again) in 2021
UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021
The Mariners are a team whose foundation was built on roster miscalculations.
Mariners playoff contention ‘a possibility,’ but player development remains top priority, GM Jerry Dipoto says
UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 19, 2021
SEATTLE – With what has transpired over the past 360-plus days, the look and feel had to be different.
Mariners should talk with free agent Trevor Bauer’s agent, but adding a ‘big name’ probably doesn’t make sense
UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 12, 2021
We are more than a week into 2021 and some people already are wishing it was 2022. But the Twitter mailbag, which doesn’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, isn’t quite that dramatic. It helps that Major League Baseball spring training appears to be starting on time.
Mariners mailbag: When in their rebuild should the Mariners consider signing key free agents?
Sun., Jan. 3, 2021
The typical trend on Twitter and other social media was to say farewell and good riddance to 2020 – a year that will certainly be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons – and happily welcome in 2021 as if simply changing that last numeral will somehow make this trip around the sun better than the previous 365 days.
2020 rewind: From no NCAA Tournament games in Spokane to a canceled prep slate, the past year forced area sports to adapt more than ever
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
A worldwide pandemic wiped away plenty of sports in eastern Washington.
Analysis: Here’s why the Mariners weren’t in on trade talks to acquire Washington native Blake Snell
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 2, 2021
With access to his sometimes twice-daily games of pickup basketball limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller, a notorious hoop-a-holic, has seemingly channeled his frenetic energy on the court into player acquisitions for his team
The Player Plan: Is Dylan Moore ready to move from utility player to everyday second baseman for the Mariners?
UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 27, 2020
Compared with the 20 years of struggles to find a competent and productive starting left fielder, or the failures at shortstop after the departure of Alex Rodriguez, or the recent revolving door at first base, the Mariners’ instability and inconsistency at second base is far less dramatic.
Mariners manager Scott Servais ‘looking forward to 2021,’ preparing for a full 162-game season
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 17, 2020
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais held his first media session since the season finale Sept. 27, but there wasn’t much news to talk about, and the most notable thing might have been that the session was on a Zoom call from T-Mobile Park instead of from the winter meetings in Texas.
Mariners continue bullpen makeover, sign Keynan Middleton
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 16, 2020
The Seattle Mariners continued their bullpen overhaul Wednesday by signing right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton.
Mariners bolster bullpen, get Rafael Montero in trade with Rangers
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 15, 2020
The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen on Tuesday by acquiring right-handed reliever Rafael Montero from the Texas Rangers.
Five new free agents the Mariners could be interested in, including slugger Kyle Schwarber
UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 4, 2020
SEATTLE – There are 56 new free agents on the open market after Wednesday evening’s deadline for teams to decide on tendering or nontendering guaranteed contracts to club-controlled players for the 2021 season.
Mariners first baseman Evan White is a Gold Glove defender, but will he be a viable MLB hitter?
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 29, 2020
The comment came on an otherwise menial day during the middle of the Mariners’ 2018 spring training.